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Re: Fogging your bees?

From what he told me he uses a mosquito fogger with baby oil. He said it works for SHB, varroa mites, as well as trachael mites. He said it suffocates everything except the bees.
30 years and chemical treatment free.... must be working. He has some real strong hives.
My plan is to shadow him this spring as much as possible.

Re: Fogging your bees?

Re: Fogging your bees?

Truthfully, I'm not exactly sure. I can only surmise that he fogs when needed.
I will find out this spring though and update. Guessing at least 3-4 times a season? That's guessing though. I imagine it would hinge upon the mite load.

Re: Fogging your bees?

I'm going to buy this fogger tomorro there's a HOMEDEPOT it the town i have my restaurant and i went to there web site and there's 18 in the store so i think i'm going with fogging this year. Thank you.

Re: Fogging your bees?

Re: Fogging your bees?

When is the best time to fog?
Should i wait till the flow is over ?
Can ya fog with the honey supers on {i'm going to bet not}
The fat man says every 21 day{mite cycle} i'm going with as needed what do you all think?
Thank you.
Beesorce is the best.

Re: Fogging your bees?

This will be my first year fogging,so I will use mineral oil only.I don't see the benefits of adding other oils such as,thyme.I plan to fog in the spring before adding supers then in august when I pull supers and once more in the fall.